ravage

The word “ravage” has 2 syllables: rav-age

It's pronounced as /ˈrævɪdʒ/


What is synonym and antonym for ravage?

In the thesaurus, “ravage” has 96 synonyms and 38 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ravage along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for ravage

  • annihilate
  • break up
  • capture
  • consume
  • cream
  • crush
  • damage
  • decimate
  • defacement
  • defacing
  • demolish
  • demolishing
  • demolishment
  • depredation
  • desecrate
  • desecrating
  • desecration
  • desolate
  • despoil
  • despoiling
  • despoilment
  • destroy
  • destruction
  • devastate
  • dismantle
  • disorganize
  • disrupt
  • eradicate
  • expunge
  • exterminate
  • extinguish
  • extirpate
  • forage
  • foray
  • gut
  • harry
  • impair
  • lay waste
  • leave in ruins
  • loot
  • looting
  • maraud
  • marauding
  • mow
  • nuke
  • obliterate
  • overpower
  • overrun
  • overthrow
  • overwhelm
  • pillage
  • pillaging
  • pirate
  • plunder
  • plundering
  • predation
  • prey
  • prostrate
  • pull down
  • raid
  • ransacking
  • rape
  • ravaging
  • raze
  • rob
  • rub out
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • sabotage
  • sack
  • sacking
  • scourge
  • seize
  • shatter
  • sink
  • smash
  • spoil
  • spoliate
  • spoliation
  • stamp out
  • strip
  • sweep away
  • total
  • trample
  • trash
  • trashing
  • vandalism
  • vandalization
  • vaporize
  • waste
  • wipe out
  • wrack
  • wreak havoc
  • wreck
  • wrecking
  • wrest

Antonyms for ravage

  • aid
  • assist
  • bear
  • build
  • conservation
  • construct
  • create
  • fix
  • free
  • give
  • grow
  • guard
  • help
  • improve
  • let go
  • liberate
  • lose
  • mend
  • offer
  • patch
  • praise
  • preservation
  • preserve
  • protect
  • protection
  • recondition
  • recover
  • redeem
  • rehabilitate
  • release
  • repair
  • restore
  • revamp
  • salvage
  • save
  • saving
  • surrender
  • yield

Meanings of ravage

  • noun
    1. Grievous damage or havoc.
    2. Depredation or devastation.
  • verb
    1. To devastate or destroy something.
    2. To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something.
    3. To wreak destruction.

Example Sentences

  • The hurricane continued to ravage the coastline for hours.
  • War can ravage entire cities, leaving nothing but ruins behind.
  • If left unchecked, the disease could ravage the population.
  • The wildfire began to ravage the forest, destroying everything in its path.
  • Years of neglect began to ravage the once-beautiful building.

On this page you'll find 134 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ravage, such as: aid, annihilate, assist, bear, break up, build, capture.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

damage

  • abrasion
  • abuse
  • accident
  • account
  • adjustment
  • adulteration
  • adversity
  • afflict
  • affliction
  • affront
  • aggrieve
  • amends
  • annihilate
  • ante
  • asking price
  • assessment
  • atonement
  • award
  • bane
  • bang up
  • bash
  • batter
  • beating
  • bill
  • bleach
  • blemish
  • blight
  • bloody
  • blow
  • blow out
  • boo-boo
  • botch
  • break
  • breakage
  • bruise
  • bump
  • burn
  • carrying charge
  • casualty
  • catastrophe
  • cave-in
  • chafe
  • charge
  • check
  • clobber
  • compensation
  • compromise
  • concussion
  • contaminate
  • contamination
  • contuse
  • contusion
  • corrode
  • corrupt
  • corruption
  • cost
  • crab
  • crack
  • crease
  • cripple
  • crippling
  • crush
  • cut
  • dart
  • dash
  • debasement
  • decimate
  • deduction
  • deface
  • defacement
  • defile
  • demolish
  • dent
  • deposit
  • depreciation
  • deprivation
  • desolate
  • destroy
  • destruction
  • deteriorate
  • deterioration
  • detriment
  • devastate
  • devastation
  • ding
  • dint
  • dirty
  • disability
  • disable
  • disablement
  • discolor
  • discount
  • disfigure
  • disfigurement
  • disintegrate
  • dismantle
  • disservice
  • disturbance
  • do in
  • down payment
  • endamage
  • enervate
  • enfeeble
  • erode
  • evil
  • expiation
  • fade
  • fair market value
  • fee
  • figure
  • fine
  • flaw
  • forfeit
  • forfeiture
  • freight
  • gash
  • gnaw
  • gore
  • graze
  • hamstring
  • hardship
  • harm
  • hurt
  • illness
  • impair
  • impairment
  • incapacitate
  • indemnification
  • indemnity
  • indignity
  • infect
  • infliction
  • injure
  • injury
  • injustice
  • insult
  • invoice
  • knockout
  • lacerate
  • laceration
  • lame
  • lay up
  • lesion
  • list price
  • maim
  • maltreat
  • mangle
  • mar
  • markdown
  • market value
  • marring
  • mayhem
  • mischief
  • mishap
  • mulct
  • mutilate
  • mutilation
  • nick
  • offence
  • offense
  • outrage
  • overcharge
  • penalty
  • pollute
  • pollution
  • price
  • price point
  • price tag
  • pulverize
  • punishment
  • punitive damages
  • queer
  • quittance
  • rate
  • ravage
  • raze
  • recompense
  • recoupment
  • redress
  • reduction
  • refund
  • reimbursement
  • remuneration
  • reparation
  • reparations
  • repayment
  • requital
  • restitution
  • retaliation
  • reverse
  • rot
  • ruin
  • ruining
  • rupture
  • rust
  • sale
  • satisfaction
  • scald
  • scar
  • scathe
  • scorch
  • scour
  • scourge
  • scrape
  • scratch
  • sear
  • service charge
  • service fee
  • settlement
  • shatter
  • smash
  • solatium
  • split
  • spoil
  • spoilage
  • stab
  • stain
  • sticker price
  • strain
  • suffering
  • surcharge
  • swelling
  • tab
  • tamper with
  • tariff
  • tarnish
  • tear
  • tear down
  • torment
  • torture
  • total
  • undermine
  • unit price
  • valuation
  • value
  • vitiate
  • wash out
  • waste
  • weaken
  • wear away
  • wipe out
  • wound
  • wreak havoc on
  • wreck
  • wreckage
  • wrecking
  • wrong

damages

  • abuse
  • abuses
  • accident
  • adjustment
  • adulteration
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • afflicts
  • aggrieves
  • amends
  • annihilates
  • assessment
  • atonement
  • award
  • bane
  • bang up
  • bangs up
  • bashes
  • batter
  • batters
  • bill
  • bleach
  • blemish
  • blemishes
  • blight
  • blights
  • bloodies
  • blow
  • blows out
  • botches
  • break
  • breakage
  • breaks
  • bruise
  • bruises
  • burn
  • casualty
  • catastrophe
  • cave-in
  • charge
  • clobbers
  • compensation
  • compromises
  • contaminate
  • contamination
  • contuses
  • corrode
  • corrupt
  • corruption
  • crabs
  • crack
  • creases
  • cripple
  • cripples
  • crushes
  • cuts
  • dashes
  • debasement
  • decimates
  • deface
  • defaces
  • defile
  • demolishes
  • dents
  • depreciation
  • deprivation
  • desolates
  • destroys
  • destruction
  • deteriorates
  • deterioration
  • detriment
  • devastates
  • devastation
  • dings
  • dints
  • dirty
  • disables
  • discolor
  • disfigure
  • disfigures
  • disintegrate
  • dismantle
  • disservice
  • disturbance
  • does in
  • endamages
  • enervates
  • enfeebles
  • erodes
  • evil
  • expense
  • expiation
  • fade
  • fine
  • flaws
  • forfeit
  • forfeiture
  • gashes
  • gnaw
  • gores
  • grazes
  • hamstrings
  • hardship
  • harm
  • harms
  • hurt
  • hurts
  • illness
  • impair
  • impairment
  • impairs
  • incapacitate
  • indemnification
  • indemnity
  • infect
  • infliction
  • injure
  • injures
  • knockout
  • lacerate
  • lacerates
  • lames
  • lays up
  • maim
  • maims
  • maltreat
  • maltreats
  • mangle
  • mangles
  • mar
  • marring
  • mars
  • mischief
  • mishap
  • mulct
  • mutilate
  • mutilates
  • mutilation
  • nicks
  • outrage
  • penalty
  • pollute
  • pollution
  • pulverizes
  • punishment
  • punitive damages
  • queers
  • quittance
  • ravage
  • razes
  • recompense
  • recoupment
  • redress
  • refund
  • reimbursement
  • remuneration
  • reparation
  • reparations
  • repayment
  • requital
  • restitution
  • retaliation
  • reverse
  • rot
  • ruin
  • ruining
  • ruins
  • rust
  • satisfaction
  • scalds
  • scars
  • scathe
  • scathes
  • scorch
  • scourges
  • scours
  • scrapes
  • scratch
  • settlement
  • shatters
  • smash
  • smashes
  • solatium
  • split
  • spoil
  • spoilage
  • spoils
  • stab
  • stain
  • strains
  • stroke
  • suffering
  • tamper with
  • tarnish
  • tarnishes
  • tear
  • tears
  • tears down
  • torments
  • tortures
  • total
  • totals
  • undermine
  • undermines
  • vitiate
  • vitiates
  • washes out
  • waste
  • wastes
  • weaken
  • weakens
  • wear away
  • wipes out
  • wound
  • wounds
  • wreak havoc on
  • wreck
  • wreckage
  • wrecking
  • wrecks
  • wrong

sabotage

  • annihilate
  • arrest
  • attack
  • baffle
  • bang up
  • block
  • bollix
  • bottleneck
  • brake
  • break
  • break up
  • check
  • constrain
  • cripple
  • curb
  • damage
  • decelerate
  • deep-six
  • deface
  • defacement
  • defacing
  • demolish
  • demolishing
  • demolishment
  • demolition
  • depredate
  • depredation
  • desecrate
  • desecrating
  • desecration
  • despoil
  • despoiling
  • despoilment
  • destroy
  • destruction
  • devastate
  • disable
  • disrupt
  • disruption
  • do
  • do in
  • encumber
  • foil
  • foul up
  • frustrate
  • graffiti
  • halt
  • hamper
  • handicap
  • harm
  • hinder
  • hobble
  • hold back
  • hold up
  • hurt
  • impair
  • impairment
  • impede
  • inhibit
  • injury
  • loot
  • looting
  • louse up
  • mar
  • maraud
  • marauding
  • mess up
  • mischief
  • obstruct
  • overthrow
  • pillage
  • pillaging
  • plunder
  • plundering
  • predation
  • put out of action
  • put out of commission
  • ransack
  • ransacking
  • ravage
  • ravaging
  • raven
  • raze
  • rein
  • restrain
  • retard
  • ruin
  • ruination
  • sack
  • sacking
  • scourge
  • screw up
  • set back
  • shatter
  • slacken
  • slow
  • smash
  • spoil
  • spoliate
  • spoliation
  • stop
  • subversion
  • subversiveness
  • subvert
  • tag
  • take out
  • tear down
  • throw a monkey wrench into
  • thwart
  • tie up
  • torpedo
  • total
  • trash
  • trashing
  • treachery
  • treason
  • undermine
  • undermining
  • vandalism
  • vandalization
  • vandalize
  • violate
  • waste
  • wipe out
  • wrack
  • wreck
  • wreckage
  • wrecking

sack

abolish

  • abate
  • abort
  • abrogate
  • annihilate
  • annul
  • atomize
  • avoid
  • ban
  • black out
  • blast
  • blot out
  • blow up
  • break down
  • call
  • call off
  • cancel
  • consume
  • countermand
  • cut
  • dash
  • decimate
  • demolish
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • devour
  • disallow
  • disannul
  • discard
  • disestablish
  • dismantle
  • dismiss
  • dissolve
  • ditch
  • do away with
  • doom
  • drop
  • dynamite
  • efface
  • eject
  • eliminate
  • end
  • enjoin
  • eradicate
  • erase
  • excise
  • expel
  • expunge
  • exterminate
  • extinguish
  • extirpate
  • finish
  • flatten
  • forbid
  • fragment
  • inhibit
  • invalidate
  • jettison
  • kill
  • kill off
  • liquidate
  • negate
  • nix
  • null
  • nullify
  • obliterate
  • oust
  • outlaw
  • override
  • overrule
  • overthrow
  • overturn
  • powder
  • prohibit
  • pulverize
  • put an end to
  • put kibosh on
  • put the kibosh on
  • quash
  • ravage
  • raze
  • recall
  • reject
  • remove
  • repeal
  • repudiate
  • rescind
  • retract
  • reverse
  • revoke
  • roll back
  • rub out
  • ruin
  • scrub
  • set aside
  • shatter
  • smash
  • splinter
  • squelch
  • stamp out
  • strike down
  • subvert
  • supersede
  • suppress
  • suspend
  • tear down
  • terminate
  • throw out
  • total
  • undo
  • vacate
  • veto
  • vitiate
  • void
  • waste
  • wipe out
  • withdraw
  • wreck
  • write off
  • zap

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